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Dossier planned for submission to  Esboços: histórias em contextuales globais  (UFSC, Brazil) with publication scheduled for 2027, within the framework of its editorial and peer evaluation process. GENERAL AIM This dossier aims to place technical–labor internationalism at the center of global history debates, proposing it as an interpretive key for analyzing the transnational circulation of expertise, skilled labor, and political projects across the twentieth century. Rather than treating it merely as a form of professional mobility, the dossier understands technical–labor internationalism as a site of mediation in which applied knowledge functioned as a strategic resource. These circulations brought together material needs, institutional frameworks, and political projects that had to position themselves vis-à-vis major global transformations: from the Great Depression, protectionist backlash, the rise of totalitarianisms, and multiple strands of proletarian internationalism i...

The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh invites applications for the 2026  Physicians’ Collections Research Grant .   Deadline: 1 April 2026 Grant amount: £3,000   The  Physicians’ Collections Research Grant  aims to encourage new research into, and engagement with, the College's archive and library collections. The recipient is expected to share their research with the public through a variety of channels.   More details on the grant and how to apply are available at:  https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/ education/physicians- collections-research-grant

Call for Papers – EABS Annual Conference 2026 (KU Leuven, Belgium, 20–23 July 2026) ; submissions due  31 January 2026 Medicine, Sciences and Knowledge in Biblical and Talmudic Traditions (and beyond) Chairs: Mark Geller (London) & Lennart Lehmhaus (Tübingen) For our annual focus area  “Popularization of Knowledge” , we invite scholars to comparatively explore the diffusion of medicine, sciences and other (scientific) knowledge (including magic, divination, dream interpretation etc.) beyond the confines of technical texts or groups of experts, with a specific focus on its applicability and socio-cultural utility in Jewish (also in Judeo-Arabic, Ladino or Yiddish), (early) Christian (in Greek, Syriac, Coptic, Armenian, Latin etc.) and Islamic(ate) (con)texts as well as in ancient Egyptian, Babylonian and other cultures (Syriac, Persian, Mandean, South-Asian, East-Asian etc.)  Scholars may address – with a focus on a single text/tradition or a comparative approach, sync...

The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) at 200: Science, Society, and the Natural World SHNH International Summer Meeting in collaboration with the Zoological Society of London Huxley Lecture Theatre, Zoological Society of London, London Wednesday 1 st  July to Friday 3 rd  July 2026.   This three-day international meeting, held in SHNH’s 90 th  year, will mark the bicentenary of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and delve into its history and impact on our knowledge of the natural world. Founded in the age of empire and Enlightenment science, ZSL has shaped – and been shaped by – transformations in zoological knowledge, conservation practice, and human-animal relations. The bicentenary offers a timely opportunity to explore ZSL’s history and to reflect on its legacy in Britain and beyond.   Founded in 1826 by Sir Stamford Raffles, the ZSL became a cornerstone of British scientific life. Within just a few years it had opened the London Zoo (1828), received a...